Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. An electronic device comprising: a housing comprising a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, a side wall at least partially surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, and an undercut structure disposed on an inner surface of the side wall; a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the first surface; at least one seating part disposed such that at least a portion thereof is surrounded by a portion of the side wall in an interior of the housing; a guide member disposed to be adjacent to a portion of the side wall in the interior of the housing and surrounding another portion of the seating part; and at least one electronic component comprising a body part and a protrusion disposed on one surface of the body part, wherein the electronic component is exposed through a second portion of the first surface, wherein the second portion is located between the first portion and the portion of the side wall when viewed from a top of the first surface, wherein the inner surface of the side wall is disposed at an edge of one side of the seating part and the guide member is disposed at another edge of the opposite side of the seating part, and wherein a surface edge of the guide member is configured to slidably contact and guide the electronic component to enter the undercut structure along a third direction that is not vertical but inclined with respect to the first surface to enable the electronic component to be mounted on the seating part.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic component comprises at least one of a camera module, an iris recognition sensor, a receiver, a proximity sensor, and an illumination sensor.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the guide member comprises: a fixing portion mounted on the housing; and a plurality of guide ribs extending from one surface of the fixing portion, the guide ribs face a portion of the side wall, and are disposed to be spaced apart from the side wall at a predetermined interval, the body part enters the seating part while slide-contacting the guide ribs, and the protrusion enters the seating part between the guide ribs.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising: at least one engaging hole disposed in the housing; and at least one engaging boss disposed on an opposite surface of the fixing portion, wherein the engaging boss is engaged with the engaging hole to set a mounting location of the fixing portion.
5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein n electronic components are guided by the guide member to enter the seating part and be mounted on the seating part, the guide member comprises n+1 guide ribs, and some of the guide ribs are disposed between adjacent electronic components to block electromagnetic interferences between the electronic components, wherein ‘n’ is a natural number.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises: a first support piece extending from the side wall; a second support piece extending from the side wall, the second support piece is located to be closer to the second surface than the first support piece and is located to be farther from the first surface than the first support piece; and an avoidance recess disposed on the inner surface of the side wall, between the first support piece and the second support piece, a portion of the body part is located in the avoidance recess in a state in which the electronic component enters the seating part to be inclined, and the electronic component is rotated in the seating part to be mounted on the seating part.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising: a first cover member mounted on the first support piece to define the first surface; and a second cover member mounted on the second support piece to define the second surface, wherein the first support piece defines a closed curve when viewed on the first surface, and the second support piece defines a closed curve when viewed on the second surface, and the first support piece seals the housing and the first cover member, and the second support piece seals the housing and the second cover member.
8. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising: a through-hole disposed in the first support piece, wherein the protrusion is a lens barrel that proceeds and retreats in an optical axis direction on the body part, and the protrusion is disposed in the through-hole as the electronic component rotates.
9. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising: a through-hole disposed in the first support piece, wherein the guide member comprises guide ribs mounted on the first support piece on one side of the through-hole and extending to face the side wall, and the protrusion is at least partially held in the through-hole in a state in which the electronic component enters the seating part and rotates.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein a guide rib comprises: a curved guide part disposed at an upper end thereof; and a linear guide part extending from the curved guide part toward the first support piece, a front end portion on one surface of the body part contacts the first support piece in an entrance direction, and a rear end portion on one surface of the body part contacts the curved guide part in a first mounting state as the electronic component enters the seating part, the rear end portion of the one surface of the body part is mounted in the interior of the seating part while sequentially slide-contacting the curved guide part and the linear guide part, and the protrusion is held in the through-hole as the electronic component rotates in the seating part from the first mounting state, a front end portion of an upper end surface of the protrusion is held in the through-hole in the first mounting state, and a rear end portion of the upper end surface of the protrusion gradually enters the through-hole as the electronic component rotates in the seating part.
11. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first support piece, the second support piece, and the avoidance recess surround portions of the seating part, respectively, or define portions of the seating part.
12. An electronic device comprising: a housing comprising a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate; an inner surface disposed in the first plate and facing the second direction; an inner flange disposed at a portion of the side member, disposed to be spaced apart from the inner surface, and protruding to the space along a third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction; a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the first plate; a camera module exposed through a second portion of the first plate, wherein the second portion is located between the first portion and the portion of the side member when viewed from a top of the first plate, wherein the camera module comprises: a substrate disposed between the second portion and the second plate; a plurality of lenses stacked toward the second portion; a barrel holding the plurality of lenses while having a first diameter; and a holder provided to surround the barrel while being connected to the substrate, and comprising a first surface facing the inner surface, wherein the barrel moves with respect to the holder, and a portion of the barrel protrudes from the first surface by a first distance, and wherein a portion of the camera module is interposed between the inner flange and the second portion; a wireless communication circuit disposed in the housing; a processor disposed in the housing, and electrically connected to the touchscreen display, the camera module, and the wireless communication circuit; and a first structure disposed in the housing at a location that is spaced apart from the portion of the side member by a second distance, wherein the holder of the camera module is interposed between the portion of the side member and the first structure, the first structure comprises a second surface facing the second direction, and a third surface, the second surface and the third surface are aligned along the portion of the side member and are spaced apart from each other by a third distance that is larger than the first diameter, and a fourth distance from the inner surface to the second surface or from the inner surface to the third surface is set to be larger than the first distance.
13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first structure comprises: a fixing portion mounted on the housing; and a plurality of guide ribs extending from one surface of the fixing portion, and the guide ribs face the portion of the side member, and are spaced apart from the portion of the side member by the second distance.
14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the second surface or the third surface comprises one of upper surfaces of the guide ribs.
15. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first structure is at least partially manufactured of a metallic material to provide an electromagnetic shielding function.
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May 3, 2022
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